Welsh Master Ifan Lloyd tells of his drama in the Comrades Marathon..and WMAL duo faced England.
*Swansea Harrier and Welsh Master Ifan Lloyd ran the Comrades Marathon. Welsh Master endurance athlete Ifan Lloyd tackled the famous Comrades Marathon in South Africa, and success for WMAL duo at the Masters Match half-marathon at Swansea. Introduction by Don Hale. Story forwarded courtesy of David Gibson. https://donhaleblog.blogspot.com www.welshmastersathletics.co.uk Swansea Harrier and Welsh Master Athletics veteran Ifan Lloyd tells of his recent gruelling and dramatic experiences of running the famous Comrades Marathon on 8th June 2025. This year was the down run from Pietermaritzburg to Durban, some 56.32 miles distance, with an overall drop of over 800metres, on a hot and stifling day. Just about managed to finish in one piece to earn a back-to-back medal for completing the race on two consecutive years. To be honest I had no right to start the race given the hamstring tendinopathy, and even less of a right to finish. I had done no decent training ses...